‘10 Commandments judge’ Roy Moore wins his old job back

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Roy Moore, forever known as Alabama’s Ten Commandments judge, has been re-elected chief justice in a triumphant political resurrection after being ousted from that office nearly a decade ago.

Republican Moore defeated Jefferson County Circuit Judge Bob Vance, a Democrat, to win back his former office.

‘It’s clear the people have voted to return me to the office of chief justice,’ Moore said.

‘I have no doubt this is a vindication. I look forward to being the next chief justice,’ Moore told a crowd of sign-waving supporters.

Moore thanked supporters at his party for sticking with him through what had been an up-and-down night that had Vance out to an early lead. Moore eventually won the race with 52 percent of the vote with 99 percent of precincts reporting.

‘Go home with the knowledge that we are going to stand for the acknowledgment of God,’ Moore said to shouts of ‘Amen’ from supporters.

This right here is the reason that in my opinion, judges at the appellate level and higher should not be popularly elected, but should be appointed by the executive office, subject to approval by the legislature.

Roy Moore was removed in 2003 from the Alabama Supreme Court by his state's judicial review court (Alabama Court of the Judiciary) for his repeated blatant and unrepentant violations of the US Constitution.

The vote to remove him was unanimous. By his fellow Alabama Judges.

Because of his promise during his campaign to return to the exact same behavior that got him removed from the bench in the first place, I forsee Mr. Moore to have a rather unique distinction in the near future.

Roy Moore will be the only Supreme Court Justice to be removed from the bench TWICE in his career for violation of the supreme law of the land.